There is a new worry for your cybersecurity team, the loss of employee personal data. The Pennsylvania Supreme court just ruled that employers can be held liable if employee’s sensitive personal data is lost or stolen.

“In a recent ruling, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said that employers are legally responsible for protecting workers’ sensitive information, and that companies who don’t safeguard personnel data can now be found negligent and become subject to financial losses.”

Full article located here: https://whyy.org/articles/pa-supreme-court-rules-employers-legally-responsible-for-protecting-workers-sensitive-data/